News

August 26, 2018

Kayakers Safely Return To Shore Following Police Water Rescue Call

By Evelyn Spence

They later said they were “somewhat unstable” in the water and were concerned because it had become dark outside.

August 24, 2018

VIDEO: Arrest of SBCC Student Called into Question by Witnesses

By Sanya Kamidi

The student was charged with carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, resisting arrest, carrying an open container in public and possession by a minor.

August 23, 2018

UCSB Students Launch Magazine Focused on Representing Marginalized Groups

By Katie Wolf

The magazine will start out as a website that will feature content such as photography, videography, art and literary pieces.

August 23, 2018

Freshman Admits’ High School GPAs Increase From Last Year

By Hayley Tice

Freshman admits in 2017 had average GPAs of 4.25, while the average GPA of admitted students in 2018 was 4.28.

August 23, 2018

Abortion Pill In Public Universities One Step Closer to Becoming Law

By Simren Verma

The bill would require all University of California and California State University campuses to offer the pills by Jan. 1, 2022, including UCSB.

August 23, 2018

Coast Carvers Hit the Streets of Isla Vista

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Ten women weaved through the streets of Isla Vista. Hair flying, wind whistling, skates clacking.

August 22, 2018

20-Year-Old Arrested for Cocaine, Xanax Possession on Abrego Road

By Evelyn Spence

Both subjects were determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance, while the male was found in possession of cocaine and Xanax.

August 22, 2018

Suspected Pipe Bomb in Isla Vista Foot Patrol Office Deemed All Clear

By Sanya Kamidi

Residents in houses near the IVFP were first warned about the suspected bomb at approximately 12:05 p.m.

August 15, 2018

UC Regents Found in Contempt Of Court, Expelled Student Allowed to Return to UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

The student who filed the complaint, referred to as Jane Roe in court documents, said Doe stalked her on a daily basis after the two engaged in a sexual encounter in November 2015 and briefly dated.

August 9, 2018

SBCC Student Assaulted at Party on Pasado Road

By Evelyn Spence

The victim sustained “moderate injuries” when he was attacked while at a party on the 6600 block of Pasado Road.

July 31, 2018

Police Investigate Assault, Possible Hate Crime in Estero Park

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara Police officers responded to a report from a local hospital reporting two male assault victims.

July 24, 2018

Sheriff’s Deputies Discover “Human Remains” Near Del Playa Beach

By Sanya Kamidi

The decedent does not appear to be the missing 17-year-old victim from the Montecito Debris Flow disaster in January.

July 19, 2018

UC Regents Vote To Decrease Tuition By $60

By Evelyn Spence

The $60 reduction comes from the elimination of a temporary tuition surcharge implemented in Fall 2007 to “recoup damages” from two class-action lawsuits.

July 17, 2018